Cell Support For Removable Cell Patents (Class 429/96)
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Patent number: 11128005Abstract: A lithium ion battery module includes a housing with dimensions that conform to overall dimensions for a standard lead acid battery. The lithium ion battery module also includes a plurality of lithium ion battery cells arranged in a stack within the housing and a heat sink outer wall feature of the housing. The heat sink outer wall feature substantially extends in at least one direction to an outermost dimension of the standard lead acid battery.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Perry M. Wyatt, Thanh T. Nguyen
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Patent number: 11112099Abstract: A user can replace a battery smoothly. A portable lighting apparatus includes a guide pipe, a pole supported on the guide pipe in a manner movable in a vertical direction parallel to a central axis of the guide pipe, at least one light emitter at an upper end of the pole, a collar surrounding the guide pipe, a plurality of legs pivotally connected to the collar, and a battery mount located in an upper part of the guide pipe.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Masao Miwa
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Patent number: 11075423Abstract: A battery submodule carrier includes a monolithic cell tray configured to accommodate a plurality of aligned battery cells; a plurality of cell retainers configured to retain the battery cells within the cell tray; and a plurality of tray fasteners configured to mount the cell tray to a battery system carrier.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ralph Wuensche, Stephan Klomberg, Thomas Brandner, Thomas Renger
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Patent number: 11058982Abstract: A an electric machine tool having a body to which a work tool is attached, a motor, and a battery. The body has a motor receiving chamber, a battery receiving chamber opening through an outer surface of the body, and a communication path through which the battery receiving chamber is in communication with the motor receiving chamber. A first air inlet opening is formed between the inner edge of an opening of the battery receiving chamber and the outer periphery of the battery disposed in the battery receiving chamber. Further, an inflow port of the communication path opens to an inner side surface of the battery receiving chamber and an air filter is fitted over the inflow port.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: YAMABIKO CORPORATIONInventors: Hirokazu Miura, Noriyuki Takeuchi, Koji Hirakawa, Atsushi Nishimura, Kunihiko Haramoto, Tomohiro Nakashima
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Patent number: 11050115Abstract: A tray for accommodating a secondary battery is provided, the tray including a plurality of accommodation parts in which secondary batteries are accommodated, wherein each of the accommodation parts includes a bottom portion on which the secondary battery is mounted, sidewalls protruding from the bottom portion and supporting side surfaces of the secondary battery, and a protrusion protruding towards each of the accommodation parts on the sidewalls.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minhyung Guen, Myungpil Kim
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Patent number: 11024886Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly for a lithium secondary battery, a lithium secondary battery and a battery module comprising the same, and in particular, to an electrode assembly for a lithium secondary battery capable of, by changing a form of a lithium negative electrode current collector and thereby minimizing an interface of the negative electrode current collector exposed to a electrolyte, fundamentally blocking a corrosion reaction focusing on the negative electrode current collector caused by the liquid electrolyte in the art, and a lithium secondary battery and a battery module including the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: In Tae Park, Doo Kyung Yang
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Patent number: 10750620Abstract: Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for connecting a flexible circuit to a battery. Conductive pads are formed simultaneous with mounting and reflowing circuitry components on a flexible circuit, where the conductive pads serve as preformed tabs capable of being joined to terminals of a battery. The flexible circuit can be bent in a manner so that the conductive pads are positioned adjacent to the positive and negative terminals of a battery, such as a coin cell battery. The conductive pads can be attached to the terminals to form a cost-efficient and space-efficient design connecting the battery to the flexible circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: PHILIPS HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, INC.Inventors: Robert Ganton, Robert Ballam
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Patent number: 10703186Abstract: In the case of a battery support frame for an electric vehicle battery, said support frame being optimized in terms of tightness, compensation of component tolerances and load absorption in particular in the event of a crash, provision is made for a corner element to be arranged as tolerance compensation between a longitudinal profile and a transverse profile, the longitudinal profile and transverse profile being connected together via said corner element.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: DURA OPERATING, LLCInventors: Carsten Ruech, Christian Schulte, Holger Rau
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Patent number: 10700394Abstract: A battery pack includes: a lower battery module; an upper battery module stacked vertically upwardly of the lower battery module; and a heating unit provided between the lower battery module and the upper battery module, the heating unit being configured to heat the lower battery module and the upper battery module. The heating unit includes a heating line disposed at a position closer to the lower battery module relative to the upper battery module in a stacking direction of the lower battery module and the upper battery module. According to such a configuration, there can be provided a battery pack in which temperature variation is suppressed between battery modules stacked upwardly/downwardly.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Murata, Masaki Hanada
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Patent number: 10505222Abstract: A lithium metal polymer battery comprising a rigid casing and at least one electrochemical cell; the battery assembled without an active mechanical pressure system.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: BLUE SOLUTIONS CANADA INC.Inventors: Claude Carignan, Jonathan Mortreux, Yvan Roy, Guy Gilbert, Alain Vallee
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Patent number: 10446805Abstract: In a stacked battery according to one aspect of the present disclosure, a first current collecting case includes: a first facing portion facing the electrode body in the stacking direction of the electrode body; and positive-electrode wall portions that extend from edge portions of the first facing portion so as to cover first side portions of the electrode body, and whose inner surfaces are electrically connected to edge sides of positive-electrode protruding portions. In the stacking direction of the electrode body, a second current collecting case includes: a second facing portion facing the electrode body in the stacking direction of the electrode body; and negative-electrode wall portions that extend from edge portions of the second facing portion so as to cover second side portions of the electrode body, and whose inner surfaces are electrically connected to edge sides of negative-electrode protruding portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takuro Kikuchi
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Patent number: 10446893Abstract: A battery pack includes a heat exchanger plate having a first attachment feature and a battery assembly having a second attachment feature configured to engage the first attachment feature as the battery assembly is moved against the heat exchanger plate to thermally couple the battery assembly to the heat exchanger plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Patrick Daniel Maguire, Hyung Min Baek
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Patent number: 10435100Abstract: A bicycle component is provided with a base including a recess, a cover, a protected member that is at least partially arranged in the recess, and an engagement portion. The cover is configured to close the recess. The protected member is at least partially arranged in the recess. The engagement portion is configured separately from the cover and the protected member. The engagement portion is arranged in the recess and engages the cover that covers the recess.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Makoto Shimoda, Yoshitaka Nose, Yuya Yoneda, Taihei Nishihara
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Patent number: 10326124Abstract: The invention relates to a device for removing water from a battery housing (100) or a battery separator, comprising a body (310) having a plurality of capillaries (3201-3207) and electrodes (330, 340) for producing an electric field, and a control device (350) for controlling the electric field for removing water through means of the capillaries (3201-3207), a battery housing, a battery separator, a battery system, a vehicle, a method, a computer program and a computer program product.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Andreas Bosch
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Patent number: 10315026Abstract: A system and method for stimulating a user, the system comprising: a set of pads configured at head regions of the user; a band having a first end coupled to a first pad of the set of pads and a second end coupled to a second pad of the set of pads; a bridge coupled the band and to an electrode during use; and a set of links, each link coupled at a first region to an interior portion of its corresponding pad, and coupled at a second region to the bridge, having an elastic modulus above a threshold modulus such that: in a first mode, displacement of the set of pads produces displacement of the electrode away from the head region of the user, and in a second mode, release of the set of pads orients protrusions of the electrode approximately normal to the head region.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Halo Neuro, Inc.Inventors: Brett Wingeier, Tal Bar-Or, Colin Davis, Victoria Hammett, Daniel Chao, Matty Martin
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Patent number: 10312558Abstract: A battery pack for an electric vehicle may include a plurality of battery cells arranged in on or more rows, a coolant loop, and a molded insert that encompasses the plurality of cells and the coolant loop such that the plurality of cells and the coolant loop are fixed relative to each other. The molded insert may cover a large portion of the coolant loop and/or the individual battery cells of the battery pack. An injection mold can be used as a fixture to hold the individual battery cells in place relative to the coolant loop, and the molded insert can be injected around the battery and coolant loop assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: THUNDER POWER NEW ENERGY VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Yung-Kang Yang
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Patent number: 10270126Abstract: A method for preparing a lithium titanium phosphate, wherein a sol-gel process is used to prepare the phosphate, includes producing a sol from source materials; converting the sol to a gel; and drying the gel to obtain a corresponding powder comprising the lithium titanium phosphate. In a substep, the method further includes adding titanium(IV) isopropoxide to water to produce precipitates of titanium hydroxide oxide, cooling a system down to a temperature of less than 10° C., and redissolving the precipitates by adding nitric acid to form an aqueous TiO2+ nitrate solution. The lithium titanium phosphate has a general composition Li1+x+yMxTi2?x(PO4)3?y(SiO4)y, wherein M=Al, Ga, In, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Fe, Y, La—Lu, wherein 0?x?0.5, and wherein 0?y?0.5.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBHInventors: Qianli Ma, Frank Tietz, Olivier Guillon
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Patent number: 10263228Abstract: The sealing property obtained when a battery pack is attached to an electric power tool is improved. An electric power tool to/from which a battery pack retaining a battery cell is attachable/detachable has: a tool main body being provided with an attachment part to/from which the battery pack is attached/detached; a guide groove which is provided in the attachment part and which determines a direction of the attachment/detachment of the battery pack; a device-side terminal which is provided in the attachment part and which is connected to a battery-side terminal provided in the battery pack; and a seal member which is provided in the attachment part and which seals a connecting part between the battery-side terminal and the device-side terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2013Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomomasa Nishikawa, Tetsuhiro Harada, Chikai Yoshimizu, Hiroyuki Hanawa
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Patent number: 10249860Abstract: Provided is a cartridge frame which is inserted between a plurality of unit battery cells stacked in the fabrication of a modularized battery and a battery module having the same. The cartridge frame according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an inter-cell separation plate with a planar shape inserted between adjacent unit battery cells to separate the adjacent unit battery cells, and a sidewall part extending in a direction perpendicular to the planar surface of the inter-cell separation plate at an edge other than an edge of a direction in which an electrode terminal of the battery cell is drawn, among edges of the inter-cell separation plate, wherein for at least a portion of the sidewall part, an inner sidewall coming into contact with a side surface of the unit battery cell is made from metal, and an outer sidewall facing the inner sidewall is made from plastic.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventor: Seung-Ryul Choi
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Patent number: 10187718Abstract: A stabilized headband includes a headband having two ends with an arcuate section extending between the ends. The headband further includes a pair of pads with each pad having a contoured surface to engage a head in a contact region where the head has a contour that is similar to the contoured surface. The pads may include a compliant member to improve contact with the head. Each pad is pivotably coupled to the headband proximate to one of the ends at a location that is behind the arcuate section when the headband is worn on the head to improve fit, stability and comfort. The arcuate section defines a headband plane which is at a non-zero angle with respect to a vertical plane when the headband is worn on the head.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Thomas G. Andrikowich, Michael Salame, Paul Yamkovoy
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Patent number: 10057395Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a case for use with a mobile electronic device. The case includes a body that is detachably secured to the mobile electronic device. An electrical bus is disposed within the body. A connector is disposed on the body. The connector is communicably coupled to the mobile electronic device. The case further includes a memory configured to store a file received from the mobile electronic device through the connector, a processor configured to generate a signal based on the file stored in the memory, and an output port. The output port is configured to transmit the signal generated by the processor to an external device, wherein the external device is communicably coupled to the output port. The connector, the memory, the processor and the output port are communicably coupled to the electrical bus.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: CARYDEAN ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Dean Henry Wagstaff, Acel Ladd Wimmer
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Patent number: 9947906Abstract: An electronic device includes a front case including a first battery slot that detachably receives a battery, and a first protruding part protruded from a first sidewall of the first battery slot, wherein the first protruding part is disposed at a predetermined height from a bottom surface of the first battery slot.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Min Su Jung, Yong Seok Lee, Hong Moon Chun
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Patent number: 9853265Abstract: This invention relates generally to waterproofing of a removable battery configured to prevent seeping of water into the battery component through the use of a rubber waterproof frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Xing DuInventor: Xing Du
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Patent number: 9660232Abstract: A button cell terminal to electrically connect to a button cell and a circuit board includes: a spring contact terminal; a board joint; and a pressing force absorbing spring portion. The spring contact terminal is arranged into a spring shape deforming elastically in response to pressing force from the button cell in the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction. The board joint is joined to the circuit board. The pressing force absorbing spring portion includes a bent arm for absorbing pressing force from the button cell through elastic deformation in response to pressing force from the button cell in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Hikaru Imamura
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Patent number: 9643516Abstract: A vehicle drive battery attachment structure including a battery case disposed at the vehicle rear of a vehicle cabin, a rear side member that is provided at a side portion of a vehicle body rear section and extends along a vehicle front-rear direction, and a bracket that is fixed to the battery case, that includes a low strength portion and a high strength portion in a row along the vehicle front-rear direction, that is fixed to the rear side member at both vehicle front-rear direction end sides of the low strength portion and the high strength portion respectively, and in which the low strength portion is set with lower strength with respect to vehicle front-rear direction load than the high strength portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Akihiro Hirota
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Patent number: 9577695Abstract: A wireless communication accessory for a mobile communication device comprising: a casing that conforms, at least partially, to the outer shape of the mobile communication device; a processing circuit housed within the casing and configured to process a first data; and a wireless transmitter coupled to the processing circuit, where the transmitter is configured to transmit the first data. The wireless communication accessory may further comprise a wireless receiver that is configured to receive a second data from an external wireless device. The first data may be associated with any or all of the following: payment card information for processing purchase transactions; public transportation account information for processing travel credits on public transportation systems; and access card information for gaining access into restricted areas.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Mophie, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Huang
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Patent number: 9570721Abstract: A battery module including: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a direction and each including a terminal portion on a first surface thereof; a pair of end plates each configured to face a wide surface of a battery cell at a respective outer end of the plurality of battery cells; side plates configured to support side surfaces of the battery cells at respective sides of the plurality of battery cells; and a cover configured to cover the first surfaces of the battery cells or second surfaces of the battery cells opposite the first surfaces, and a side plate of the side plates includes a bent portion that is bent to overlap with an end portion of the cover, and the cover is configured to press the bent portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Myung-Chul Kim
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Patent number: 9484560Abstract: An electric device has a curved structure formed at at least one position of an outside thereof. At least one secondary battery having an external appearance corresponding to a shape of the curved structure is mounted at the position of the electric device at which the curved structure is formed. The secondary battery is a battery cell having an electrode assembly including a cathode, an anode, and a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode mounted in a battery case or a battery pack having the battery cell mounted in a pack case.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sungjin Kwon, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki Woong Kim
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Patent number: 9484561Abstract: Disclosed herein is a prismatic battery pack including an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure impregnated with an electrolyte, a prismatic container, in which the electrode assembly is mounted, the prismatic container having at least one depressed groove formed at a bottom thereof in a longitudinal direction of the prismatic battery pack, a cap plate coupled to an open upper end of the prismatic container, in which the electrode assembly is mounted, a protection circuit module (PCM) including a protection circuit to control operation of the prismatic battery pack, the PCM being loaded on the cap plate, and an insulative cap mounted to the prismatic container while surrounding the PCM.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Geon Tae Park, SooRyoung Kim, Hee Gyu Kim, Jung Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 9461338Abstract: A battery pack including a core pack including a unit cell; a protection circuit module electrically connected to the core pack; and a frame including a first region accommodating the core pack and a second region accommodating the protection circuit module, the frame further including a supporting portion supporting the protection circuit module in the second region, and a partition wall dividing the first region and the second region from each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Hun Park, Dae-Yon Moon
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Patent number: 9368767Abstract: Battery corrosive electrolyte leakage is reduced by absorbing forces generated during impact of a device holding the batteries and preventing such forces from being transferred to terminal contacts of batteries held in a series configuration. Contacts of batteries connected in series are protected by use of shock absorbing spacers while a terminal end shock absorber is positioned so that the terminal end will be cushioned when a force is applied to the series configuration causing the batteries to move relative to the terminal battery.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Mag Instrument, IncInventor: Anthony Maglica
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Patent number: 9367096Abstract: A slide switch for constraining a movement of a unit relative to a casing is disclosed in the present invention. The slide switch includes a buckling component, a constraining component and a latch. The buckling component includes a connection portion and an inclined structure. The constraining component includes a block portion and a guide portion. The latch includes a body, a hook portion disposed on the body, a first guide structure disposed on a top of the hook portion, and a contact portion disposed on the body. The hook portion is engaged with the connection portion to constrain the movement of a first unit. The first guide structure pushes the inclined structure to separate the first unit from the casing. The contact portion contacts the block portion to constrain the movement of a second unit, and slides relative to the guide portion to separate the second unit from the casing.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Jing-Tang Wu, Tsung-Ying Tsai
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Patent number: 9318932Abstract: A power tool includes a brushless DC motor housed inside an upper body of the tool housing and a control unit housed inside a handle of the housing, the control unit including a micro-controller mounted on a control circuit board, a power unit electronically coupled to the micro-controller and mounted on a power circuit board arranged substantially parallel the control circuit board inside the handle, and a heat sink in thermal contact with the power unit. An input unit may be mounted directly on the control circuit board. An upper portion of the heat sink extending towards the upper body of the housing may include a tab protruding underneath a fan assembly of the motor to transfer heat from the power unit to the airflow created by the fan.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.Inventors: Madhur M. Purohit, Earl M. Ortt, Erik Ekstrom, Shailesh P. Waikar, Marcell E. Coates, Eric E. Hatfield
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Patent number: 9291420Abstract: A simulated weapon or firearm is provided that is formed with a mechanical operating or firing mechanism similar to that of an actual firearm. The firing mechanism is formed with components found in an actual firearm that are interconnected with components of an electronic mechanism that can monitor and control the mechanical operation of the simulated firearm. This allows for the mechanical operating mechanism to function in a manner similar to that of an actual firearm, while the electronic mechanism can introduce various mechanical failures that do not otherwise occur in the electronics-only operating mechanisms of prior simulated firearms. In addition, the operational cycles of the mechanical and electronic mechanisms are synchronized to provide a highly realistic feel to the simulated weapon.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Universal Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Rick A. Jensen, Jared R. Orvis
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Patent number: 9263716Abstract: A battery holder for use with a battery-powered sensor may be configured such that removing the battery involves at least two distinct motions. The battery holder may include a cradle and a resilient retention strap configured to be deflectable between relaxed and deflected positions. With the retention strap in the relaxed position, the cradle and the retention strap may cooperate to retain the battery in the inserted position within the battery holder. The battery may be removed by first manipulating the retention strap from the relaxed position to the deflected position, and then using a distinct second motion to remove the battery from the holder. The battery holder may be configured to substantially prevent movement of the battery relative to the cradle when the battery is in the inserted position. The battery holder may be configured to facilitate insertion of the battery into the holder in a desired orientation.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC.Inventors: Brandon L. Szoke, Peter W. Ogden, Keith Joseph Corrigan, Nikhil Vithal Bhate
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Patent number: 9257728Abstract: A battery pack has battery cells and bus bars. Each of the battery cells is covered with an exterior case. All the battery cells are electrically connected in series through the bus bars. The battery cells are divided into a first stacked group and a second stacked group arranged adjacent to each other in a lateral direction of the battery pack. The battery cells in each stacked group are stacked in a thickness direction of the battery pack. The stacked groups have a different number of the battery cells in order to make a stair structure. An electrode terminal of one end terminal of the battery cells connected in series is arranged adjacent to the stair structure. A control board is arranged on a lower step part of the stair structure. Devices formed on the control board detect a state of each battery cell.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiki Adachi, Tatsuya Saito, Norihiko Ito, Yuya Mizuma
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Patent number: 9184474Abstract: There is provided an accumulator unit for insertion into a portable electronic device. The accumulator unit has an integrated charging unit and a charging port. The charging port is freely accessible in the inserted and non-inserted condition of the accumulator unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Dirk Reymann, Elmar Schulze, Niels Christian Steen Hansen, Dirk Krätzer
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Patent number: 9178195Abstract: Erroneous insertion of a battery into an imaging device is prevented. In a battery loading and unloading mechanism, a battery is formed with projecting portions at longitudinal both ends of a back surface and along back surface, the back surface being a surface opposite to an insertion surface of the battery, whereby even the battery formed in a flat rectangular parallelepiped and having the almost-square main surface can be prevented from being erroneously inserted into the device. The projecting portion has an inclined surface acutely inclined with respect to the back surface, and when the battery is unloaded from the device, unloading of the battery from the device is accelerated by the inclined surface undergoing contact pressure of the retaining means.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takayoshi Yamasaki, Hiroaki Sato, Toshiaki Ueda, Tomonori Watanabe, Yoichi Miyajima, Osamu Nagashima, Mieko Hara
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Patent number: 9172101Abstract: An attachment for a fuel tank of a fuel cell powered system is described. The attachment thermally conducts heat generated from an electronic component to the fuel tank. The attachment further affixes to the electronic component by a securing portion. In one aspect, the attachment is comprised in a fuel cell powered electronic device. In another aspect, the attachment is integral to the fuel tank.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITEDInventors: David Gerard Rich, Chee-Ming Jimmy Wu
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Patent number: 9147863Abstract: A secondary battery, including a bare cell, a protective circuit module (PCM) disposed on a top surface of the bare cell, the PCM comprising an external terminal a top surface thereof, and a printed circuit board (PCB) terminal disposed on the external terminal, the PCB terminal being electrically connected to the external terminal and an external device.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok Koh, Youngcheol Jang, Kyungho Park
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Patent number: 9147916Abstract: A battery cell assembly in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The assembly includes a first frame member having a first plurality of tabs extending away from a first peripheral edge of the first frame member. Each tab of the first plurality of tabs has a first coupling feature at a distal end of the respective tab. The assembly further includes a second frame member having a plurality of slots extending into a second peripheral edge of the second frame member. The assembly further includes a battery cell disposed between the first and second frame members, and each first coupling feature of each tab of the first plurality of tabs is configured to engage a respective slot of the plurality of slots of the second frame member to fixedly hold the first and second frame members together.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Steven A. Bronczyk, Kwok Tom, William Koetting
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Patent number: 9148033Abstract: A system for securing and wirelessly charging a chargeable device on a charger, particularly in a vehicle, is provided. The system includes at least one transmitting coil in proximity to a charging surface and an adjustable retaining assembly configured to substantially engage at least a portion of a perimeter of the chargeable device to position the chargeable device on the charging surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Patent number: 9133555Abstract: An electrolytic cell employs a plastic molded frame component with raised ridges on one surface to create seal with a proton exchange membrane and on the opposite surface a groove with an interlocking feature for accepting a tabbed elastomer gasket. The gasket and frame design when combined with a proton exchange membrane can be stacked in multiple layers using mechanical hardware. The frame captures the softer elastomeric sealing material preventing elastomeric creep and loss of positive seal caused by the relaxation of mechanical hardware under load and internal pressure fluctuations. The addition of the ridged sealing surface provides positive surface contact with the polymeric membrane to further prevent the loss of seal under mechanical load. The interlocking feature reduces assembly time and improves assembly accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventor: John J. Ronan
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Patent number: 9099873Abstract: An over-current and over-voltage protection circuit for an electronic cigarette, comprising a battery and an interface, a control unit and a charging detection switch unit; the control unit is configured for calculating an actual charging current according to the first working voltage and determining whether the actual charging current exceeds a preset charging current threshold value, and sending a first charging controlling signal to the charging detection switch unit; the control unit is further configured for real-timely detecting an input voltage of the interface, determining whether the input voltage of the interface is in over-voltage status, and controlling a turned-on or turned-off operation of the charging detection switch unit. The over-current over-voltage protection circuit and method eliminate the security risk of the battery pole not having a charging management circuit in the non-normal charging status.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCHInventor: Zhiyong Xiang
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Patent number: 9099712Abstract: A battery pack having excellent assembling efficiency and strength against drop impact. The battery pack includes: an electrode assembly; a case that has a space accommodating the electrode assembly and includes a wing portion having a plurality of through-holes in at least one direction of the outer circumference; and a frame that includes a frame body disposed to encompass the outer circumference of the case and a frame coupling unit integrally formed with the frame body and coupling the case to the frame body via the through-holes.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventor: Woon-Seong Baek
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Publication number: 20150147618Abstract: There is provided a battery case which is advantageous in enhancing durability of cables or connectors which are arranged inside and outside the battery case. When a motor-driven vehicle 10 comes into collision, in case where structural members such as an engine 14 or a fuel tank 16 existing adjacent to a battery case 40 are displaced so as to approach a tray 50, shorter outer peripheral edges 5602 are butted against these structural members, and shorter side walls 5802 are also butted against the structural members. Therefore, triangular spaces S are secured between the structural members and the tray 50. As the results, it is possible to prevent the structural members from exerting constrained forces on the cables or the connectors, and durability of the cables and connectors can be advantageously enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yoji Nakamori
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Patent number: 9041352Abstract: A belt battery charger includes a belt having a first end, a second end and an elongated central portion extending between the first and second ends. A plurality of electrically connected rechargeable batteries are carried by the central portion of the belt. A belt buckle located at the first end of the belt includes a frame that is secured to the central portion of the belt. The buckle further includes a prong in the form of an electrical connector electrically connected to the batteries and pivotally secured to the frame. The second end of the belt includes a number of spaced apart eyelets passing therethrough. The prong is shaped so as to be able to enter one of the eyelets to secure the second end of the belt to the buckle in the conventional manner. A second electrical connector is located adjacent the second end of the belt and is also connected to the batteries. One of said connectors is adapted to be connected to a cell phone for charging the same.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Ion Tech Wear, LLCInventors: Aaron C. Krause, Aleksandrs Titovs
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Publication number: 20150140384Abstract: In at least one illustrative embodiment, a cordless power tool battery may comprise a housing, a power storage unit, a first release button, and a second release button. The housing may have a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall. The first release button may be coupled to the housing and extend along more than half of the first side wall of the housing. The second release button may be coupled to the housing and extend along more than half the second side wall of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Justin T. Chellew, Roger B. Davis, Dennis Naksen
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Patent number: 9034505Abstract: A battery housing for a driver of a powered surgical tool. The battery housing includes a casing with an opening for inserting at least one battery into the casing, a door for closing the opening when the door is in its closed position, and a driver interface for removably attaching the battery housing to a driver of a powered surgical tool. The door includes at least one part that is configured for being blocked by the driver when the door is moved out of its closed position and the battery housing is attached to the driver, such that the door cannot be opened when the battery housing is attached to the driver.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Zimmer Surgical SAInventors: Marc Detry, Kévin Sornay
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Patent number: 9034500Abstract: Provided are a laminated electrode-type battery having high joint strength and mechanical strength around a connecting portion between a positive-electrode current collector and a positive-electrode core member and around a connecting portion between a negative-electrode current collector and a negative-electrode core member, a manufacturing method therefor, a vehicle, and a device. The leading end of a positive-electrode core member and a positive-electrode current collector are joined by a connecting material. The melting point of the connecting material for positive-electrode is lower than that of the positive-electrode core member. Meanwhile, the leading end of a negative-electrode core member and a negative-electrode current collector are joined by a connecting material. The melting point of the connecting material for negative-electrode is lower than that of the negative-electrode core member.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuyuki Kusama, Kiyomi Kozuki